From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Optimizing 3D Prints (2019)
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Auto-leveling
From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Optimizing 3D Prints (2019)
Auto-leveling
- [Female Instructor] Having a print bed that's properly aligned is critical to the success of your 3D print. Calling this process leveling is a little misleading, since if the printer itself is on a sloping surface, what actually matters is that the print bed be aligned to the axes of movement, not to a level defined by gravity. Never use a bubble level to calibrate your printer. - [Male Instructor] Many printers auto-level without user control. These printers have a sensor that allows the printer to measure the tilt of the platform. The printer then does the math to tilt the print to match, and move the z axis to follow the surface as it moves across each layer. This is particularly useful for Delta Bots, like the SeeMeCNC machine shown here, which uses an accelerometer attached to the nozzle to probe the surface. - [Female Instructor] Different printers have different leveling strategies. Some are completely manual…
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